The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Tanner Houck on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of a right flexor pronator strain. The move is retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled right-hander Cooper Criswell from Triple-A Worcester.

Two days after Tanner Houck gave up 11 earned runs in a start against Detroit, the Boston Red Sox placed the right-hander on the injured list with a right flexor pronator strain. Houck’s outing on Monday was the second time in the span of six starts in which he had given up 11 earned runs in 2 1/3 innings pitched,

Tanner Houck is in line to pitch for the Red Sox on Sunday against the Braves. But Alex Cora included an interesting qualifier when discussing what's next for the struggling righty.